Great Ape Trust: Sara Gruen Video

Random House Books and Great Ape Trust chose Applied Art & Technology to produce a short promotional video for Sara Gruen's new novel Ape House. Inspired by the bonobo language research at Great Ape Trust, Ape House will bring a significant amount of attention to the type of scientific studies conducted at The Trust. Ape House will also introduce to many readers the uniqueness of the bonobo species of great ape.
"By producing a quality video with interviews from best-selling author Sara Gruen and scientist Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, we are presenting Ape House, the bonobos and the scientific research in an interesting and informative manner that should only enhance the brand of Great Ape Trust," said Al Setka, Communications Director of Great Ape Trust.
Gruen, whose Water for Elephants has resided on the New York Times best-seller list for almost four years, visited again in April to renew what she calls life-changing friendships with the bonobo Panbanisha and her family. For Gruen, a Canadian-born author now living in North Carolina, the experience has been nothing short of magical.
"Four years ago, it would never have occurred to me that I would ever be able to say that I have great apes as personal friends, and now I can say that," said Gruen. "That's just an amazing life change. I am aware of them all the time, and I want other people to be aware of them. It's sort of an otherworldly experience, and yet it's not. They are of the same world. They're apes and we're apes."
Random House Books in New York City and The Trust have been extremely receptive and pleased with the results.

[@dabooser1048]

These bonobos are truly amazing. This research should definitely be continued with this family of bonobos.

[@arizonakaren]

I just finished Ape House. I had read Water for Elephants and Riding Lessons and truly loved both of those stories, but Ape House moved me. I never knew anything about bonobos before. What I love about Sara's work here is her gentle way of promoting animal rights without preaching. She simply tells the story, you read it, and you are changed.

[@kakisdevidro]

Just finished Ape House, that's why I'm searching videos and sites about it, I really loved.

[@sgttv8797]

I Love Kanzie . Pambanetia, etc. Bonobos rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JustNews351]

Yeah... and how's it going today? Any progress in revealing that people are just very lucky and sophisticated apes?

[@LucienPolanco]

Im so touched with how another human being can find and create connections with other living creatures. I will be reading this book first chance i get. Thank you Sara Gruen for writing such beautiful stories about the relationships we have with animals and how they affect our lives

[@salvagemonster3612]

Oh please

[@wandacornellcornell1814]

I DO HOPE THE BINOBO APES DO NOT EVER BECOME INSTINCT AND ERASED. AND KILLED OFF THE EARTH THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS WITH SO MUCH TO TEACH US ANDSHOW US JUST HOW INTELLIGENT THE REALLY ARE.

[@salvagemonster3612]

Nope just people named Wanda are on the list of extinction by the great ape warriors when the war starts

[@lilynegulescu229]

Is that possible that the ''lexigrame'' be a method for autistic kids?

[@salvagemonster3612]

The great ape Trust in Iowa was shut down years ago.

[@tylerkemp1979]

was she friendly or mean

[@WolfFang884]

She could say that she had great apes as friends, forever. Because humans are great apes. Unless she didn't have human friends either :[

[@salvagemonster3612]

Shut up

[@250txc]

ThumbDownward on the kissing. It is the way viruses are spread to humans.

[@salvagemonster3612]

Yep I seen Seth McFarlands video how AIDS started